The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

"Are you sure, Professor Hartman?"

In response to Mr. Jolly's question, Professor Hartman nodded firmly.

"Of course, there is nothing wrong with this. It is your right as the referee. Now, please welcome our esteemed Mrs. Maxim."

"Mrs. Maxim scores a perfect 10!"

"Finally, Professor Dumbledore, also a perfect 10!"

After the scoring was completed, before Mr. Jolly could even give a summary, the Hogwarts delegation in the audience began shouting at the top of their lungs.

"Scott, champion!"

"Scott, champion!"

"Scott, champion!"

……

They shouted with great rhythm, and although there were only twenty or so people, they shouted with the momentum of a hundred.

Scott turned his head and saw Fred standing in front of the audience, pretending to be directing.

"Oh, the audience from Hogwarts has expressed their support for the Hogwarts heroes very enthusiastically."

Mr. Joley also raised his voice.

"Mr. Trollope received a referee score of 49 points in this round of the match, plus an extra 2 points, for a total of 51 points. Therefore, his total score for the two rounds is... 94 points!"

On the leaderboard, Scott's name instantly surpassed Krum and Fleur, taking the top spot.

Applause and cheers erupted again, and Scott bowed to the judges and the audience.

"I hereby declare this round of the competition officially over! Please look forward to the third and final round on June 24th!"

"Trust me, it will be even more exciting than the first two rounds!"

"Our three warriors will also compete for the final championship!"

The match ended, and the audience began to leave.

The platform where Scott and his team were standing descended again, landing on the grass.

Soon, Scott's companions ran over and surrounded him.

Fred excitedly hugged Scott. "That was so exciting! Cool! That's 10,000 meters in the air! None of us expected that!"

He released Scott and handed him the [magic mirror].

"Everyone's watching your performance, big star, hurry up and say hello to the audience!"

Scott glanced at the image displayed in the [magic mirror].

It seemed that everyone at Hogwarts had gathered in the Great Hall to watch his match.

Many people were waving at him.

Hello!

Scott waved back.

“We were all on tenterhooks!” Roger shoved Fred aside and patted Scott on the shoulder. “But you did a fantastic job and had the absolute advantage!”

"Well done, Scott."

"You're number one again."

"The championship will definitely belong to Hogwarts!"

……

Others also began to praise him.

Later, Mr. Jolly came over again and called the three warriors together.

Scott and the other two were somewhat uneasy.

For no other reason than the fear of another troublesome brewing incident.

Mr. Jolly seemed to have noticed their concerns.

"Don't worry," he said with a smile. "You don't need to prepare anything before the next round of the competition."

Upon hearing this news, Scott couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Furong asked proactively, "So, is there anything we can be informed about in advance regarding the third round of the competition?"

Mr. Jolly smiled again.

Scott felt that his smile looked malicious no matter how he looked at it.

Mr. Joley said, "All I can tell you is that the third round will be more difficult than the first two rounds, and it will be a comprehensive test for you."

“Is that all?” Scott asked.

Mr. Joley nodded. "Yes, I can't reveal more. In short, I hope you maintain your form and present us with an even more exciting match."

After saying that, he turned and left.

"Didn't they say nothing at all?" Furong couldn't help but complain.

“Yes, it seems that this time we really don’t need any prior preparation,” Scott said.

After the three parted ways, Scott and his companions returned to the towers of Hogwarts.

They will throw another party to celebrate Scott's return to the top of the leaderboard.

"The French plot has failed!"

Even with a 5-point deduction, Scott is still the undisputed number one!

"The Frenchmen's schemes are completely ineffective!"

Back on their own turf, everyone spoke more freely, mercilessly mocking the French.

Everyone was delighted and raised their glasses to Scott.

Scott was forced to drink a lot of butterbeer.

"So what's the next round?" Fred started to wonder about the final match.

"do not know."

Scott gave a straightforward answer and then relayed Mr. Jolly's words to everyone.

In short, the organizers have not released any information, so everyone can only speculate.

Fred felt that this competition was like going to heaven, and the next competition would be in the summer, which might require going into the water, so he wanted Scott to train his underwater survival skills.

Roger disagreed.

He felt the final round should be a three-way battle, and was certain that neither Fleur nor Krum was a match for Scott.

He confidently declared, "As long as you don't go easy on Furong, the championship is yours."

Cedric, however, felt that they might be facing a test, a test even more rigorous than OWLs and NEWTs, so that, as Mr. Jolly had said, they could be tested in every way.

Fred loudly objected to his guess.

“Spare us!” Fred said. “Exams? This kind of competition is anything but exciting!”

Others also chimed in with their guesses.

Fighting fire dragons, escaping the pursuit of giants, and so on...

In short, each one is more outrageous than the last.

"There won't be that kind of danger."

Scott said it with certainty.

"Have you noticed that, perhaps learning from past lessons, the competition events set up for this tournament are relatively safe?"

In short, the organizers are doing their best to avoid casualties as they have in the past.

And Beauxbatons also had this condition.

Compared to uncontrollable and dangerous creatures like fire dragons, alchemical beasts controlled by alchemists and divine rune horses tamed by wizards are much safer.

"Perhaps there will be alchemical elements in the final round," Scott speculated. "But that will be controllable, and we can prevent any accidents from happening."

"If that's the case, it would also make it easier for those Frenchmen to secretly go easy on their warriors."

Scott's companions felt that something else was fairer to him and Krum than the alchemical creations manipulated by the French.

In the days that followed, Scott spent his free time designing his "summoned beasts" in addition to attending regular classes.

Among them, the multi-layered magic rune circuits for the water and fire attribute "summoned beasts" have been designed.

The fire-attribute crow is named Edgar, after Edgar Allan Poe, the American writer who penned the famous poem "The Raven."

Edgar will have three "skills": [Arson], [Fire Line], and [Swift Flight].

The water-elemental sailfish is named Cyrene, after the Scottish sea monster Cyrene Crohn.

Sirein also has three "skills": [Water Prison], [Water Blade], and [Stealth].

Scott's next task was to design "summoned creatures" representing the elements of wind and earth.

Wind is the defining element of Ravenclaw, and Scott envisioned his "summoned beast" as a golden eagle, the most ferocious large bird of prey in the eagle family.

He also selected three rune circuits, which he named [Wind Cutter], [Gale], and [Sharpness] based on their effects.

In his vision, this golden eagle could spew out sharp, invisible blades, its wings could stir up a gale, and its beak and claws used for direct attacks would be incredibly sharp.

He named the golden eagle Horus, after the falcon-headed god Horus Hammadi from Egyptian mythology.

The basic concept of the earth element's "summoned beast" was already planned out long ago.

In terms of appearance, Scott chose the Komodo dragon, which is known as the "dragon" in Muggles.

For this reason, he also selected three sets of magic rune circuits: [Rock Armor], [Drill], and [Venom].

In the lore, this Komodo dragon is a "front-line warrior." Although it lacks ranged abilities, it boasts strong defense, is elusive, and possesses astonishing biting power and potent venom.

Scott named it Golza, after the ancient monster Golza that appeared in the first episode of Ultraman Tiga, which was known as the "monster that shakes the earth," as a small tribute to its past life.

Unlike Edgar and Sirein's designs, Scott had already gained some confidence because he had successfully created disposable fire crows and sailfish multiple times using shapeshifting.